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Alvarez, Ignacio. "Spin Through Your Tasks," PC Magazine (October 3, 2000), 131. For those who attempt to use their mouse to its fullest potential, the author of this article introduces yet another possible use for the mouse wheel. The TASKWHEEL program, which is available as a free download at www.pcmag.com/utilities, allows users to access every running program's icon on the taskbar by simply placing the pointer on the taskbar and spinning the mouse wheel, which cycles through the available applications.
Canter, Sheryl. "The PC Magazine Shareware Awards," PC Magazine (September 19, 2000), 101-17 passim. This article focuses on forty shareware programs in eight categories (e.g., business applications, desktop accessories, email, Internet utilities) that have been judged to be best in class. This year's overall honors went to Slaven Radic's POCO, VERSION 2.02, an email program that includes a variety of attractive, welldesigned functions, such as multiple signatures, password protection, message templates, and hotlinks.
Dragan, Richard V., and Timothy Dyck. "Crank It Up to 11," PC Magazine (December 19, 2000), 154-72 passim. Eleven of the most powerful web development applications currently available are the subject of an extensive review. The authors provide an overview of products that started as HTML authoring tools, such as Macromedia's DREAMWEAVER ULTRADEV, as well as those programs designed for accomplished Java developers, such as Inprise's BORLAND JBUILDER 4 ENTERPRISE, which was also named Editors' Choice.
Evans, Daniel S., Jeremy A. Kaplan, and Carol A. Mangis. "Play That Funky Music," PC (October 3, 2000), 228-30, 232. Those individuals, who have used their computer to download and rip digital music, will find this article of particular interest. The authors review seven software music players, which use a variety of formats to include MP3, Real, and WMA, awarding top choice to MusicMatch's MUSICMATCH JUKEBOX 5.1.
Mendelson, Edward. "It's All About Me," PC Magazine (September 1, 2000), 32-34, 36. An overview...
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